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To: N3WBI3
Canonical has burned through $15 million of Shuttleworth's money in two and a half years.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

7 posted on 09/11/2006 12:35:52 PM PDT by Golden Eagle (Buy American. While you still can.)
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To: Golden Eagle
A fool and his money are soon parted.

True, but it remains to be seen if he is a fool. Shuttleworth's goals are high, but if they pay off, he'll make back that $15 million and much more.

11 posted on 09/12/2006 12:56:25 PM PDT by SeƱor Zorro ("The ability to speak does not make you intelligent"--Qui-Gon Jinn)
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To: Golden Eagle

Sometimes one must retreat to win.

What he's doing is taking a big gamble in the hopes that somewhere down the line he'll hit paydirt.


12 posted on 09/12/2006 4:52:36 PM PDT by rzeznikj at stout (ASCII and ye shall receive... (II Computers 3:14))
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